I'm considering a few built Open 2WD cars for purchase.  How does one go about getting them safetied and e-tested?  Are there shops that are more race/rally friendly?  Located in Ontario.

Thanks,

Jeff

One of the cars does have the stock ECU, so the OBDII scan might work.  I'd like to find a race/rally friendly shop that has the proper paperwork.  Not to do anything untoward, but they will be the most helpful and apply the rules practically.

As far as insurance goes, I'd just get liability for the transit stages and on the rare occasion it was driven on the street.  But I have no idea who might be the best provider for that.  I have CAA now for my road car.

I can see why lots of people build now.  Get the car, get all the registration and paperwork done ahead of time, then build the car.  That way you've got a few years to figure out how to pass e-test and don't have to worry about safety.

I may be hiring you yet Ryan

For Insurance you'll have to go under facility since it has a roll cage installed. My advice would be to advise your insurance company it has the cage installed and is used for rallying. That way if you ever did have to make a claim you shouldn't have any issues. I use a company out of Quebec called Nordic Insurance, didn't have any issues with my cage.

For E-Test I use a guy in Kitchener who's son races open wheel cars. My car is NA and uses the stock exhaust/ecu system so it's never been an issue anyways. Not sure in regards to safety. You could purchase the car on the basis that the current owner provides a Safety/E-Test which would make your life easier.